Sir Philip Sidney: Neoplatonist, Cabalist, Hermeticist and Patron of Giordano Bruno

Author: Julian Scott

December 30, 2025

Everyone is probably familiar with the image of the glittering court of Elizabeth I, the ‘Virgin Queen’ surrounded by glamorous courtiers like Sir Walter Raleigh (founder of Virginia in America, who brought back the potato and tobacco to England) and Sir Francis Drake, whom the Spanish call ‘El Drake, the Pirate’. One of the most [...]

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